EP2448472A4 - Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system - Google Patents

Catheter-based off-axis optical coherence tomography imaging system

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EP2448472A4
EP2448472A4 EP10794778.0A EP10794778A EP2448472A4 EP 2448472 A4 EP2448472 A4 EP 2448472A4 EP 10794778 A EP10794778 A EP 10794778A EP 2448472 A4 EP2448472 A4 EP 2448472A4
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catheter
imaging system
optical coherence
coherence tomography
tomography imaging
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French (fr)
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EP2448472A2 (en
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Maegan K Spencer
Christopher B White
Charles W Mcnall
Dennis W Jackson
Michael Zung
Nicholas J Spinelli
Benjamin Ngo
Evangeline Lumabas
Kin F Chan
John F Black
Michael H Rosenthal
John B Simpson
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Avinger Inc
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